The Future of Stereolithography

SLA Printing in the media

Due to media interest in the 2000s, the first kidney was printed, and the Open Source Rep-Rap project was born, where you make your own 3D printer and produce it using another 3D printer, no matter how weird it seems (And using some hardware parts like rods). In 2008, a prosthesis was printed, and the Internet shone a harsh light on this technology.

Food printers, the first car, and a craniofacial surgery jaw were all advances in the 2010s. As Obama said in his "State of the Union" speech, faster and cheaper printers began to come to market (as a result of Moore's Law). A family moves into the first 3D printed house after the first bone is made. 3D printing in metals and sophisticated materials, such as polypropylene with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), has also been explored to create materials with improved mechanical, chemical and thermal properties.

The future is focused on ecology

Based on the progress made in recent years, we can predict how this technology will develop over the next decade. Following are some of the areas where we expect progress to accelerate:

• Material Innovations: Because of their high fatigue strength and high breaking points, Nylon and carbon fiber (CF) infused polymers are now replacing metal 3D printing (UTS). Materials that are biodegradable and recyclable Conductive materials, ecological cement Printing of a molecule. Multi-materials and memory materials (4D printing) change shape when an external energy source is applied, which can be mechanical, thermal, electrical or magnetic. 3D bioprinting: Kidneys, skin, ears and muscle tissue can now be printed and implanted.
• Process innovations: The time it takes to print and post-process the pieces is a bottleneck with 3D printing. However, this has been changing for a few years now; there are printers like Carbon 3D that are 100X faster, printers that use artificial intelligence to learn and self-evaluate via cameras whether the material they are printing is being extruded correctly, and if not, adjust the extrusion speed and temperature accordingly. By 2024, this technology will be used to print objects on the moon using lunar dust.
• Innovations in business models: This has been happening for a few years now, but renting 3D printers at a printer farm is becoming more popular as costs continue to drop and new materials come to market at an ever-increasing rate, which I have witnessed. 

Integration of a new production technology

In summary, we can expect strong integration of 3D printing into production lines and additional materials, cheaper prices and higher speeds. Printers that are smarter and easier to operate. 

• The personalization of 3D design software will have a major impact on the jewelry and fashion industry. 
• The medical and dental 3D printing industries will expand at a rapid pace. Hospitals will combine their radiology departments with their in-house 3D fabrication labs, something dozens of hospitals in the United States are already doing.

Imagine walking into your closet and seeing a 3D printer producing clothes and shoes. Your phone knows your body's measurements with micrometric accuracy thanks to its powerful cameras and 3D scanning technology, and it can even predict how your body will change over the course of December thanks to its amazing cameras and 3D scanning technology. Clothing that fits well and is recyclable.

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